Kawabata Surname

7,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawabata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawabata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan73,9671:1,728315
United States6631:546,69545,249
Brazil6471:330,87212,737
Thailand2021:349,69560,810
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
England181:3,095,448105,421
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
France31:22,140,907385,998
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kawabata Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kawabata Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kawabata is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawabata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,481st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,944 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kawabata are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

It is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 73,967 people, or 1 in 1,728. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Aside from Japan this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Kawabata Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kawabata surname are 24.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.03% registered with the party.

The amount Kawabata earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 150.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 48,546 per year; in United States they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $48,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.17% more than the national average, earning $69,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawabata9413/
Kavabata8893/
Kababata8862/
Cawabata883/
Kowabata881/
Kawobata881/
Kawavata881/
Kavavata755/
Cavabata751/
Kababato751/
Cavavata632/
Kavavate632/
Kabobota631/
Kabhavate5910/
Kababaito591/
Kavampati591/
Kavampaati561/
Kaboboto5031/
Kovavate5010/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kawabata
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